Ci Jinzhi Chapter 357

 The palace of Qianqing is quiet and conducive to conversation.

Emperor Xingyuan looked at Xin You carefully and sighed: "Ah You has been wronged. I really didn't expect that someone would assassinate you in the street. Didn't you bring a guard yesterday?"

Xin You lowered his eyes and replied: "I am used to walking alone, so I didn't let the guards follow me."

 Bringing guards along will make it easier for the other party to attack.

　　"Don't do this anymore. No matter how you go out, you must bring a guard with you."

"Yes." Xin You responded and pursed her lips, "The main reason is that I didn't expect that the imperial court ordered officials to raise dead soldiers, and the way to solve the problem was to kill people."

These words made Emperor Xingyuan's attitude towards the Zhang family worse, making him gnash his teeth: “Don't worry, Ayou, I will not spare anyone who dares to harm you!”

Xin You was silent, her whole body seemed to be surrounded by sadness.

 “What's wrong with Ayou?”

 “I think of my mother.”

Emperor Xingyuan's eyes tightened.

Xin You half lowered her head, seemingly unaware of Emperor Xingyuan's strangeness: "My mother was killed because she wanted to implement the New Deal, and I was attacked because I wanted to spread my mother's ideas of innovation. Your Majesty, why do these wealthy families treat the New Deal like a tiger? Why would you risk the downfall of your family to prevent the New Deal?"

Emperor Xingyuan was asked.

At that time, Xinxin first proposed lifting the sea ban and then proposed reforming the tax law. Before he elaborated, he was opposed by the ministers. For the sake of national security, he has concerns about the private sector opening up the sea.

The pirates who often harass the coast are fierce and difficult to suppress. Once people are allowed to travel freely, the pirates will become even more rampant. Those who committed crimes had an extra way to escape to the sea and colluded with the pirates to cause trouble. Then, ordinary people went to the sea to make a living, and a lot of cultivated land was abandoned.

 He is often amazed by some of Xinxin's fantastic ideas, but he has different ideas on this matter.

 A series of things happened later, and the discussion of that day was never mentioned again.

"If the new tax law that my mother mentioned to me can be implemented, it will definitely benefit the people and stabilize the country. Those aristocratic families tried their best to stop it because this new policy only harms their interests."

Xinyou did not mention opening up the sea, but only mentioned tax reform.

 When she went to the coast to play, she saw that the people's livelihood was affected by the sea ban, and she discussed it with her mother. My mother said that opening the sea has advantages and disadvantages. In her opinion, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages, and those in power are concerned about the disadvantages.

Hence Xinyou understood that the man in front of him was more inclined to ban the sea.

 She is single and weak, and relies most on the support of the people in front of her. There is no harm in being wanton in family matters, but when it comes to state affairs, it is never wise to confront him.

 Happy to open the sea, she can let it go. Her focus is to promote tax law reform.

 This is actually not easy.

 At the beginning of the founding of the Xia Dynasty, everything was prosperous, and the policies that were followed and made progress by the previous dynasty were enough to stabilize the country. From the standpoint of the king of a country, there is no need for him to vigorously promote reforms and cause turmoil and confrontation among aristocratic families for the sake of disasters that may happen several generations later.

 One is the present, and the other is the unseen future. In fact, her obstacles are not only those of the southern clans, but also the weighing choices of the people in front of her.

Emperor Xingyuan was silent for a long time before speaking: "What are the details of the tax law reform your mother mentioned back then?"

Hearing Emperor Xingyuan ask this question, Xin You's eyes lit up slightly.

 His willingness to ask represents an attitude in itself.

Xin You said word by word: "Divide the land into acres, cancel the capitation tax... In summary, those with more land will pay more taxes, those with less land will pay less tax, and those without land will not pay taxes. People are alive. , the land is dead, taxing according to the land will not only reduce the burden on the people, but also fill the national treasury..."

Emperor Xingyuan listened carefully and sighed: "It is indeed a good policy to benefit the country and the people."

Xinyou could hear the embarrassment in his sigh.

 Is this difficult? She has not yet dared to mention the two policies of returning fire to the public and serving both officials and gentry as errands and paying grain. Stung by the disappointment in Xin You's eyes, Emperor Xingyuan couldn't help but said: "The interests of the officials, gentry and wealthy households will be harmed, and the opposition will inevitably be fierce."

“Yes.” Xin You nodded, “That's why they dare to harm my mother, and they also dare to harm my ministers.”

Emperor Xingyuan's eyes flashed with anger.

Xin You's tone changed from ridicule to sincerity: "Your Majesty is the founder of the country, and many of the important ministers who followed you started from humble beginnings. Although they are rich now, for these people, although there will be losses in accepting the New Deal, it will not be too painful."

 So it is not these people who hate her and her mother to the core, but those centuries-old families.

These families have enjoyed wealth and honor for too long and have tasted too many sweet things. Asking them to spit out the benefits is tantamount to carving out their hearts and flesh.

"Implementing the New Deal at this time is just a labor pain. If in a few generations, the land annexation intensifies, the people suffer unspeakably, and it is time to reform, and now the new nobles have become a family, and the subsequent monarchs have lost your prestige and courage, What will happen to Daxia?”

These words were so shocking that Emperor Xingyuan's expression changed.

As if the breeze blew away the fog, and the scorching sun penetrated the clouds, the wavering and confusion suddenly disappeared.

 No one has ever said this to him!

Emperor Xingyuan knew very well why no one said this to him.

Everyone he sees every day is a victim of the New Deal. Who would be so stupid?

 Only his wife and daughter can truly think about him and the country.

 After Xin You calmly explained it, Emperor Xingyuan's mentality towards the New Deal changed.

Those officials, gentry and wealthy households are not afraid to shake up the country and harm the people for their own benefit. Why should he be afraid of them making trouble?

 Let them make trouble! He wanted to see if they were making a big fuss or if the knife in his hand was cutting faster.

After making the decision, Emperor Xingyuan calmed down: "We will discuss this matter after the Zhang family is brought to justice."

 The Zhang family cannot escape being confiscated and exterminated. When the time comes, seeing the heads of the Zhang family fall to the ground one by one, and then proposing new policies, those old guys will surely feel more at ease.

Emperor Xingyuan was worried that Xinyou misunderstood that he did not want to promote the New Deal, and wanted to explain, but saw her smiling and nodding: "It is indeed more appropriate to discuss it at that time."

Emperor Xingyuan was stunned, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Ayou is really smart.

This intelligence is not ordinary cleverness, but a keen sense of political affairs and a grasp of people's hearts.

 After that, it's just regret.

Xin You didn't know Emperor Xingyuan's complicated mood, so he was relieved at this moment.

 She has always known that if she wants to implement the New Deal, she must win the support of the people in front of her, and the only people who will support her are the people in front of her.

If the New Deal harmed the interests of the officials, gentry and wealthy households, then it was the royal family and the Chen family that benefited.

 Of course the people also benefited, which was the real motivation for her to do these things. But if only the common people benefit, who cares?

Xinyou proposed to leave the palace.

Emperor Xingyuan warned again: "Don't be careless about travel safety in the future. Sun Yan, please send Ayou out."

Sun Yan walked all the way outside the palace gate and insisted on sending Xin You to the Hanlin Academy.

Xin You was a little confused.

This Eunuch Sun has a different attitude towards her.

Sun Yan noticed this and lowered his voice: "I don't understand government affairs, but if you listen to what Xin Daizhao said, the people will be blessed!"

 You should know who implemented the three policies mentioned in the article in history, right?

Chapter end